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package org.apache.guacamole.auth.jdbc.sharing;

/**
 * Produces unique keys that can be safely used for the automatically-generated
 * "sharing credentials" associated with a shared connection.
 */
public interface ShareKeyGenerator {
    
    /**
     * Returns a new share key, guaranteed to be unique from all previously-
     * returned share keys.
     * 
     * @return
     *     The new share key.
     */
    public String getShareKey();

}
